over a billion dollars that the current 2.9 million federal employees, it's fundamentally and morally wrong. when barack obama was senator obama he responsponsored a billt said if you're a federal contractor and haven't paid taxes you shouldn't get the contract. he's right on that and i sponsored that bill and, but that's the rule and principle for contractors, it should be the same thing for federal employees. >> greta: co-sponsor? >> yeah, a couple. >> greta: any democrats? >> a few and far between. >> greta: i mean, is there anyone either side of the aisle i know you're a rbt. >> on the contractor one, i do, a number of democrats. >> greta: what about the staffer on capitol hill and government employees, are there members of congress who you know on either side of the aisle who won't go along with let's do something about getting their-- getting them to pay up? >> we're going to put it up for a he vote. it passed out of committee on the voice vote and i hope to bring it to the floor in april, but there are 688 people working in the house